Sigur R=s
Named in part after a sister of one of the bandmembers, Reykjavik, Iceland's Sigur R=s (Victory Rose) was formed by guitarist and vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson, bassist Georg Holm, and drummer Agust. Formed in early 1994 while the members were teenagers, the trio's first recorded song earned them a deal with Iceland's Bad Taste label. Their sprawling debut LP, Von (Hope), was released in 1997, followed the next year by a collection of remixes from that album, Recycle Bin. Kjartan Sveinsson joined the band on keyboards and the band recorded 1999's strings-hea...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! 180 gram vinyl! Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust. The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they've previously recorded. Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks (e.g. Íllgresi) that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affectin [ read more ]
2xLP $18.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Special UK pressing! ( ) comprises eight untitled songs that Sigur Ros have been playing at concerts over the past three years. A 30-second period of silence divides the 71-minute album in two halves, each half containing four tracks. The first half is light and optimistic, while the second half is bleaker and more melancholic and "plays more with your emotions," as Jonsi said. Comparing to the band's last album, agaetis Byrjun, ( ) is more minimal and atmospheric than its [ read more ]
2xLP $55.99
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VINYL FORMAT. A one off DMM (Direct to Metal Mastering) reissue of Sigur Ros debut album and first time on vinyl. This release is a limited release, pressed on 200 gram vinyl with a special purple plastic wallet. Von (translates as hope) is Sigur Ros', Iceland's most widely acclaimed band. Jon Por (Jonsi) Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Agust Aevar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavik in August 1994. Their name is taken from Jonsi's yo [ read more ]
2xLP $55.99
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Gold edition! This is a 18" x 24" poster for the June 12 Sigur Ros show at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. It is hand-signed and numbered in an edition of 200.
Poster $19.99
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With their fifth full-length album, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (translated as With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly), Sigur R=s have taken the poppy, sunshiny leanings of their previous album a step further into the light. The band has always been known for otherworldly soundscapes, and while there is enough of that here to keep the faithful happy, the band also writes straightforward, three-minute pop songs like the incredible catchy, sticky-sweet duo ("Gobbldigook," {&"Innf M [ read more ]
CD $12.33
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With their fifth full-length album, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (translated as With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly), Sigur R=s have taken the poppy, sunshiny leanings of their previous album a step further into the light. The band has always been known for otherworldly soundscapes, and while there is enough of that here to keep the faithful happy, the band also writes straightforward, three-minute pop songs like the incredible catchy, sticky-sweet duo ("Gobbldigook," {&"Innf M [ read more ]
CD $43.68
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With their fifth full-length album, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (translated as With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly), Sigur R=s have taken the poppy, sunshiny leanings of their previous album a step further into the light. The band has always been known for otherworldly soundscapes, and while there is enough of that here to keep the faithful happy, the band also writes straightforward, three-minute pop songs like the incredible catchy, sticky-sweet duo ("Gobbldigook," {&"Innf M [ read more ]
CD $75.98
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VINYL FORMAT. The vinyl LP collector's set of In a Frozen Sea is the ultimate collectible for any Sigur Ros fan. Encased in a hard cover album, this deluxe version contains a re-pressing of three classic Sigur Ros albums: Agaetis Byrjun, ( ), and Takk. Also included in this set is Smaskifa, which has never before been released in a 12" vinyl format. These LPs (7 pieces of vinyl total) come encased in a hard cover book and slip into seven customized vinyl sleeves. This coll [ read more ]
7xLP+Book $209.99
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DELUXE EDITION. This exquisitely presented deluxe edition is a unique document of the creation of Sigur Rós' fifth album in film, photography and music. Given unprecedented access to the final stages of the making and release of the group's new album, photographer Eva Vermandel and film-maker Nicholas Abrahams create an intimate and revealing portrait of the Icelandic quartet at work on their most immediate record to date. Housed in a large-format, fine weave cloth-bound hardback book, the deluxe edition co [ read more ]
Book+DVD+CD $94.99
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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust. The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they've previously recorded. Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks (e.g. Íllgresi) that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affecting work to date. Worry not thou [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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After floating in the same cirrus clouds for a decade, it would seem that the time has come for a change. Not to say that the lulling orchestral swells or Jon Birgisson's schoolboy falsetto have lost any of their magic over time; it's just that after releasing 40-some similar-sounding songs with undecipherable lyrics, it becomes increasingly difficult to differentiate one from the next. However, Hvarf/Heim isn't the album to mark a musical departure for Sigur R=s. The bandmembers show no real sign [ read more ]
CD $16.13